Astronomy on Tap Corvallis: The Solar System From Your Backyard

Join us on Tuesday June 16th at 7pm for a talk from Dr. Joe Izen! His talk is titled:

The Solar System From Your Backyard

Solar System objects (except for comets) are particularly suitable astrophotography targets from cities. Planets, moons, and the Sun appear differently every day; some even have weather! Amateurs today shoot photos inconceivable in 1960’s, even with professional observatories. The impossible has become doable due to the clever innovations of amateur astronomers and new imaging sensors. Joe will present a photographic tour of the solar system in pictures with glimpses into some astrotech magic.

About Dr. Izen

Dr. Joe Izen of the Northern Colorado Astronomical Society is Prof. Emeritus of Physics at the Univ. of Texas at Dallas. He is a member of the ATLAS experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron collider, but for this talk, he’ll wears an amateur astronomer’s hat. Joe’s been photographing planets since the wet chemistry era of the 1960’s. Joe now lives under very dark skies in Wyoming where he hosts astronomy star, comet, and eclipse parties at his home.